Disasters Prompt Aid Network In Bluefield
CHELVEN DAVIS and The Daily Telegraph report in Bluefield that victims of fires and floods can seek help from The Salvation Army Union Mission American Red Cross and Bluefield Fire Department. Mary Hammond of the Union Mission notes they provide food clothing and sometimes furniture to victims and emphasize that any available item is theirs.
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Helping Hands aid for fire victims across agencies
Salvation Army provides clothing food and furniture and can arrange lodging with FEMA funds available to cover first month’s rent. Bluefield Red Cross offers clothing food shelter and sometimes furniture if Salvation Army or Union Mission can’t help. All services are free and require a fire report from the fire department.
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Salvation Army
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FEMA
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Native rises in maritime aviation leadership in Carolina
Lee Harris of Bluefield, once Walker, elected commanding officer of the Carolina Blue Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation. She is the first woman to hold the post among 60 ANA squadrons worldwide, despite never serving in the armed forces. Harris, born in Richlands and raised in Bluefield, lives in Sanford, North Carolina, with a private pilot license and her own plane.
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Joyce Walker
Leatherwood Dairy Company
Bluefield High School
Sanford
N.C
U N chief and Iraq reach agreement on inspections
U N Secretary General Kofi Annan and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein resolved the last major obstacle to opening eight presidential palaces to U N arms inspectors. A text was agreed and was to be presented to the U N Security Council for approval.
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Israel
Britain
America
Tony Blair
From Ring Fame to Rescue Squad Duty in Bluefield
Bitican-Mike McReynolds, longtime emergency medical technician and former professional wrestler known as The Juicer, reflects on a career spanning World Championship Wrestling and WWF. Born in Washington DC and raised near Peterstown, he wrestled since age 12, trained in acrobatic moves, and credits wrestling with shaping his resilience after a severe 颉 accident that left him amnesiac and hospitalized for a week.
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the Juicer
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National Wrestling Alliance
Titanic dominates North American box office for 10th weekend
Titanic remains the top domestic film earning 21 million this weekend and surpasses E.T. as the second highest grossing film. The three hour epic has racked 402.5 million in ten weeks, vying with Star Wars for the all-time NA crown.
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